Turnout for the GOP Primary in Puerto Rico higher than expected. It helps that the local parties are having their own primaries, and you just walk from the local to the GOP primary next door.

As they didn't have many election officials (only one at my voting station), people were voting openly right there at or near the registration desk. I saw a lot of Santorums and Gingrichs, but not a one Romney - the heavily favored PR GOP establishment candidate.

Well, all things being equal, the voting Democgraphics that have favored Santorum and Gingrich are heavily present in PR:

(1) Males
(2) Evangelical/Religious
(3) Conservative/Somewhat Conservative
(4) Total Income Less than 100K

However, PR has had a history of voting for the establishment candidate (they voted Bush over Reagan in 80 and Clinton over Obama in 08).

Projections I had for every 100,000 in the 5 District Total are the following. However, because of the tendency for specific voting blocks to vote in “groups”, I am either totally on the mark (or totally wrong).

I may be incorrect...last night I read that all went to Rick and no Romney delegate spoke out against it...but not I can not find the story to post...until I do, ignore what I said earlier and carry on

We’ve got a bunch of friends from PR and the DR out here. We were chatting up how much we miss decent mofongo, pargo frito and other goodies. We had to make our own empanadas from scratch over the holidays to get decent ones. We’ll head back soon enough but I wish it was still just a 5 minute drive most days - lol!

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posted on 03/18/2012 9:47:04 AM PDT
by Caipirabob
(I say we take off and Newt the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...)

Missouri was a mess..this is what happened where I live in Barry Co. They didnt go for the candidates but for the delegates. Mass confusion and I blame David Cole. He is state chair but lives in my county.
Confusion On Caucus Night

The first caucus was a messy process. More than 250 people showed up, most planning to vote directly for the candidates. But that was not to be.

David Cole, the chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, told caucusgoers that they would be voting on delegates to attend district and state conventions. Those meetings are weeks from now, where Missouris actual voting delegates will be decided. The delegates picked in this caucus wont be bound to any particular candidate, and they have to be elected in slates.

The county GOP happened to have a slate prepared, as did the Tea Party. But most folks were blindsided by the rules. Cole apologized to the angry crowd that they werent aware of the process.

The confusion is understandable. The rules for these caucuses are different from county to county. Here in Barry County, only party activists had seen them beforehand. Frank Hubert, a robust 80-year-old in a blue blazer and tie, was one of many to stand up and vent.

What we have had happen tonight is totally unacceptable, and it is a de facto railroad job, he said. Bizarre Process Sparks Frustration

As tempers flared, it was clear the room was sharply divided between Tea Party supporters and traditional Republicans. Some likened it the caucus to the US Congress. Ralph Kelley, a retired engineer, backing Newt Gingrich, stepped out for a smoke.

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posted on 03/18/2012 10:40:15 AM PDT
by katiedidit1
("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)

I didn’t vote for Santorum not because he doesn’t have a point regarding English as the language that binds our nation together, but because they were made out of ignorance.

1. There’s no law that mandates this, as he stated.
2. English is not a problem in Puerto Rico. It is widely sopken and it is the goal of every parent that children become bilingual.
3. This was not a requirement for admission for any other state.

He was warned of all this, yet he plowed ahead with his comments.

In all honesty, I was going to write Sarah Palin in, but hey.

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posted on 03/18/2012 12:19:01 PM PDT
by cll
(I am the warrant and the sanction)

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